Meet The Treehouse Team

Customer Success & Program Coordinator

Nichole Wade is an illustrator living in the Golden Valley region of Missouri, USA. Her illustrations are endearing and heartfelt and elicit a sweet relatable connection to children and readers of all ages. She is constantly inspired by nature and animals. 

Her passion for children’s books began at a very early age—often sneaking favorites like Frog and Toad and Mouse Soup into bed at night and reading them over and over by the glow of her Wonder Woman nightlight. She may be land-locked now after living by the ocean most of her young life—yet she still dreams of beautiful clear water, salty air, and secretly believes herself to be a mermaid.

Nichole’s Website
Instagram: @nicholewadeillustrations
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nichole.wade.9 or Nichole Wade Illustrations 
Pinterest: @nicholewade9 
Nichole: [email protected]

Customer Success Advocate

Michelle Carlin had three dreams growing up…

1.   To have a family of her own… 4-6 kids sound good. She was extremely blessed to have 8… check (Double check?)
2.   To work in a symphony orchestra as a violinist… A Bachelor of Music (Honours) and work with Central Coast Symphony Orchestra later… check.
3.   To be an author and illustrator of picture books… Still working on it!

After being short and long listed in various Australian Picture book writing competitions, Michelle is still impatiently waiting for that elusive picture book contract. But in the meantime, she is working hard on new manuscripts and improving her illustration style and completing every single one of Nina’s courses so she can one day be a published Authorstrator.

Email Michelle: [email protected]

Treehouse Membership Founder

Nina Rycroft has been illustrating picture books since being awarded the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) Notable Book in 2000. Since then, she has illustrated more than a dozen picture books published worldwide, including award-winning picture book and stage production ‘Boom Bah!’ (Phil Cummings), ‘No More Kisses’ (Margaret Wild), ‘Good Dog Hank’ (Jackie French) and ‘Pooka’ (Carol Chattaway, YABBA Award Winner, 2013). To see Nina’s publications list, head over to my books page.

Nina passion extends beyond illustration to education, having taught over 63,000 students world wide. As the heart behind the Treehouse Membership, Nina fosters an online community for aspiring illustrators to follow their picture book dreams.

For more about Nina and her books, Nina's Treehouse Membership and her 8-week Picture Book Illustration e-Course and Skillshare classes. Follow Nina on Instagram and Facebook. Email: [email protected]